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The name hydrogen was given by

Updated On: Aug 1, 2022
  • Cavendish
  • Lavoisier
  • Urey
  • None
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Lavoisier give the name hydrogen which means water maker
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Position of Hydrogen in the Periodic Table

In the periodic table, there is no fixed position of hydrogen. In some tables, the element ‘hydrogen’ is placed lonely at the top, and in some other tables, it is placed in the company of alkali metals.

The electronic configuration of hydrogen is 1s1 so by rule, it has to be placed in the first position. Hydrogen relates alkali metals in its electronic configuration. Hydrogen is also to be placed in the company of alkali metals because it just requires a loss of electrons to form an H+ ion just like other alkali metals. Although, hydrogen is also very similar to halogens as it can also gain one electron to achieve a noble gas configuration. Due to this problem of resembling alkali metals and halogens, the position of hydrogen is yet not fixed but it is conventionally placed on the top of the table.

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